Blue Ridge Networks, AB&T Telecom Enter Partnership to Provide Virtual Private Networking Technology.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers CHANTILLY Chan·til·ly A village of northern France north of Paris. It was long noted for its fine porcelain and delicate lace. Population: 10,065. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 Virtual Private Networking Becomes Popular Offering for Telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. Service Providers, Resellers Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning with a narrow ridge in the north, c. Networks, a leading provider of outsourced Virtual Private Networking (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) solutions, and AB&T Telecom, a leading provider of communication products and services, today announced a partnership that will provide Blue Ridge Network's VPN technology to AB&T's extensive list of telecommunication service resellers. VPN enables enterprises and their employees to communicate over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the in a highly secure and private fashion - a service offering that is becoming popular among telecommunication service providers and resellers. "As businesses increasingly rely on the Internet as a communications vehicle, we recognized the need to offer a technology solution that facilitates those communications in a secure and non-cumbersome fashion," said Emmet Tydings, President of AB&T Telecom. "We've found that the Blue Ridge offering effectively eliminates the "Internet communications risk" many businesses are exposed to. Blue Ridge's technology is widely accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. to provide high security communications, while its plug and play technology and unique 24-hour help desk simplifies deployment and use." "Virtual Private Networks are gaining in popularity as businesses focus more on security, reliability and privacy," said John Zett, President of Blue Ridge Networks. "Our partnership with AB&T Telecom will allow telecommunication service providers to access the latest VPN technology and be confident that they are securing the best solution for their customers." Blue Ridge Networks brings a rich history and legacy of leadership in the VPN market, dating back to 1987. Its founding engineers created the first VPN technology in the early 1990's, and the company offered the first VPN on the market in 1994. In the early and mid-nineties the company focused on security conscious federal government agencies, and then broadened its customer base to include commercial enterprises after the launch of the service. About Blue Ridge Networks Blue Ridge Networks provides outsourced Virtual Private Networking solutions enabling highly secure private communication over the Internet. Featuring a unique integrated Public Key-based authentication system The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically , Blue Ridge has provided secure and reliable private networking solutions to commercial enterprises and select Federal Agencies for over a decade. Blue Ridge Network's proven processes, people, and systems as well as years of VPN experience enable a quick and painless pain·less adj. Free from complication or pain: a painless operation. pain  less·ly adv. deployment of VPN technology for an enterprise. Customers are guaranteed deployment in 14 days or less. Blue Ridge Network's premium outsourced VPN model features design, provisioning, installation, monitoring, management and a special built in 24 Hour End User Help Desk, allowing the customer's staff to focus on its core business. About AB&T Telecom AB&T Telecom is a division of AB&T Sales Corp, and has been in business since 1963. By utilizing almost 40 years of experience in establishing and maintaining reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channels for IT products, AB&T Telecom has become a natural extension of its core rep business. The company's telecom experience began humbly hum·ble adj. hum·bler, hum·blest 1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. 2. as an agent for Qwest retail products in 1998. But it quickly became obvious that the company could efficiently bring telecom services to the System Integration, Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). , and Technology Solution providers channels, which it had been servicing with IT products for over 20 years. AB&T Telecom officially began offering tier one telecom services to resellers in December 2000 and is now well on the way to building a national network of telecom resellers. The company's goals are to stay ahead of the technology curve by offering more than just traditional voice and data products but still sticking with "proven" and large market services. AB&T also strives to streamline the order and contracting process for telecom services and to pay higher commissions at even the lower sales volumes to our resellers. Offering more, simplifying the process, and increasing reseller revenue are the hallmarks of the AB&T Telecom program. |
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